Real Madrid 1/2 to beat Athletic Bilbao in Tuesday’s La Liga matchup

Competition: La Liga

Market: Real Madrid win

Odds: 1/2 @ 888sport

Looking to build off of their recent purple patch in midweek, Real Madrid will host Athletic Bilbao from behind closed doors on Tuesday night in the capital.

Starting with the hosts, while Real Madrid might have shown a host of inconsistencies since opening the 2020/2021 campaign, the defending Spanish champions have managed to enjoy a recent bounce. In their 12 La Liga matchups so far this year, they have recorded seven wins, two draws and three defeats, scoring 19 and conceding 12 in return. Managing to collect a points tally of 23, the Whites open up the midweek fixtures sat third in the table and still just three points adrift of top spot. As for their recent run of results, Real Madrid have won each of their last three straight matchups across all formats, recording a clean sheet in each of those wins. More impressive, it should also be noted that Tuesday’s hosts have won four of their last five home fixtures and they will be confident of extending on that tally this week.

As for the visitors, continuing to struggle as we inch closer to La Liga’s Christmas break, Athletic Bilbao have freefallen down the table and are a side desperately seeking a boost. In their 12 top-flight matchups this season, they have recorded four wins, two draws and six defeats, scoring 14 and conceding 14 in return. Mustering a points tally of 14, Bilbao open the midweek fixtures sat down in 12th and now five points adrift of finding a route back into the European positions. As for their recent run of results, Tuesday’s guests have failed to win any of their last three La Liga contests on the spin and they have recorded just a single win in any of their last five top-flight appearances. Collecting just a pair of points from their last five fixtures on the road, we’re backing a routine home victory in midweek.

Bet: Real Madrid 1/2 to beat Athletic Bilbao in Tuesday’s La Liga matchup @ 888sport